Chock.



l hicles during designate companying v drawings,

to block the'front wheel of UNTTED sTATns PATENT oFFIcE.

PEARL A. BOLOPUE, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNBYIJ'ANIA.

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To 4all", rwlwmit may concern.' f

.Be it known that l, PEARL A. Bonneuil, a citizen of the United States, and a 'res-ident of 4 Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Chocks, of which the following is a ull,"cle`ar and exact description, Telex-ence being had to the accmpan ing drawings, forming part of this speci cation, in which Figure l is a side blocking several automobiles in aline-ment with each other.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of ,the chock shown in Fig. 1.

Fi 3 is a detail sectional view on. lthe line 'L-III of Fig. 2.

Fig. '4 is a side elevation partially in section of another form of chock, and

Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of a cut blank from which the 'chucks shown in Figs. 1 to 4Smay bey formed.

This invention relates to an improvement in checks for blocking automobiles or veshipment, and is designed to provide a cheap and eiiicient device of thisI character which can readily be made from angle iron,'and which can readily be secured' to the floor of a freight car, or other mea-ns of transportation. j

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a device oit this character which is reversible, and. which is adapted to block wheels having tires of general .cylindrical cross section, or flat tires, and 'which'are arranged to prevent'longitudinal movement, as well as lateral movement of the vehicles aftery they have been properly blocked. A further object of my invention is to provide a 'chock of th'scharacter which is arranged to block the front and rear Wheel ci' diierent automobiles or vehicles.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by reference tothe aci which will now-be described, it" being premised, however," that changes maybe mede in the detailsof construction o the chock without departing from the spiritand scope of my invention as'dened in the appended claims.

YIn the drawings the numerals 2 and 2E` automobiles which have been blocked by 'my improved checks 3 and 3, the chock 3 is placed `in such a position so as the automobile Specification otLetters Patent.

Application led J'une 27, 1916. Serial No. 106,145.

fcrre to. elevation of a plurality' of one form of my improved checks, shown jin position for patented Apr. 1v, 191:1.

2, as well, as thel rea.' or front wheel of anA otherautomobile which maybe placed in front thereof, while therchockfi" is placed to block the rear wl eel of the. automobile 2 and the front wheel of the' 'aiitomobile 2*. The wheels f the automobles'amdashed to th chocks by means 4of sti'apsf'f't which pass th1-`ugh openings or ons in the cho s, and which will ls' The checks 3 are lmeh rovidedff'with legs 5, wh ch extend ujiwar lyind inwardly, and vv ichV are ioniected l'eacl other at their u per ends, sipthetone leg forms a brace for the other l'e'g. j v f Each o@ the legs is provided with a web G and aflange V7, whichextends at right angles frongl the web, the'web being arranged. to receive r engagi thepe'ripheral portion of the tire of the Wl eel tov prevent longitudi- 'hal movement of thvy vehicleiwhile the flange 7, is arranged ven :agejthegide of the tire of the wheel tofpreiet llatergilmovementf of' The web a'nd, I vided with uthrough openings 8- ne'aithe ends thereof forjreceiving the. ashihg straps 4, for lashing the 'wheels against the checking blocks, to prevent'ilpward movement of the vehicle.

In the drawings I have shown the chock members formed f1 om angle iron, the struc ture shown in Figs. 1 to' 3 being formed from a blank wh eh is cut in a. manner shown in Fig. 5. p V

In this figure the web member 6 is split along the lines-9 to form the feet 10 and 11 which extend late rally from thevveb and flanges, respective] y. @hella-nge 7* of this Blank is also cut-a; indicated at 12 to form the flange membei s of ther legs. After the blank has been ont as above described, the `web G9 is bent along the dotted line 13 to form the connectfng .member between 'the two legs of the smuctur. while the members 10 and 11 respectively are bent laterally along the 1in as 14 and 15' to form the feet extending from repec'tively. y

Fig. 4 Inhave shown .a form in which the egs.' are sepa it@ somewhat more than in the-.structure sh oWnnFigs. 1 and 2. In this construction the flange member is out at two points and bent at two points, so as to form a horizon tal tie member 16 betweenthe4 upper ends oz? the two legs. The form the vehicle; v i

larges4 of ezch leg are prothe webs and lianges` able distance shown in Fig. 4 is more adaptable forbloclt# ing two large autolnoblles'in alin'einent with each other, in which thebody or otherportions ofthe automobiles extend a considerwheels.

It will be readily understood by those fal mil'iar with. the art, that the device could readily be formed Without slitting. thexnembers, but in'fiv'liich aseit might be desirable The advantages of'- my invention result ,f1- omthe provision of aA` chockhavingtw legs extending".upwardly anitoward each other, a 1 1d- \vliicli areconnected atfther upper vends so that one leg will form a brace for the other, each ofsaid legs having -a web' WEind? a.A `innigerextending at approximately rightgangles thereto; the arrangement being vsnchethatatlle-f cheeks are rex-'.ersible fon dif-,f

ferent sides Inf'-'thefcarfa'nd diderent ends of arranged to 'engage`-'y the'` periphery of the tires, \vhile thev flanges are arranged to enn gagetlie sides'of the tires.

.-'Also 'the provisionof a chock-which'can 'Vreadlly be formedfrorn angle iron, so that nospecial tools are required for construct -lng' the chockas an advantage.

1. yA- chock `forz y having two upwardly end inwardly' vinclined legs connected each-'other at their -upper ends, each of s ald legs having a web and -a right in advance or in front' ofthe angleA flange at one edge thereof; substanf tiall'y as described. v

2. A chock for blocking vehicles having' two upwardly and inwardlyinclined, legs connected to'eac'h otherat theirnpper ends,

each of said legs havlng a web and a' right angle flange at one edge thereof` said webs and flanges also being provided with lashing openings near their enter edges, and a cui-ing. foot at lthe'ylov'ver end'feachtweb;

substantially as described.

3. A chock for blocking vehicles, having' two, upwardly "and "inwardly inclined le'gs securing footv4 at lthe lower enda of 'eacli web and` v eachi flange; Substantially as' described.-

4. Awchock for blocking vehicles -foffinf vel-tedMV-orm.- each of Asaid AIA n iernbers' acting fas a brace for the' othermembers each leg member having a web and a- 1 -ight' angle flange, anda 'foot connected toj the-'lower end -of each of saidmexnbers; snbstantlallvas described. f In testimony whereo, I have'herennto my hand. i "PEARL-'n.-BQLOPEL Witnesseszf fl i' JESSEBSHELLER.. M. Colmfirn` conneetedtoeach other at 'theirnpper ends. 

